Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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